Slide-lock support



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Patented Get. 27, 1925.

* UNITED STATES 1,55%,011 PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM F. CAVANAGH, or BROOKLYN, NE'WpYORK, ASSIGNOR TO\ ROBERT GAIB COMPANY, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A co-nronamon or NEw Yonx.

. SLIDE-LOCK SUPPORT.

Application filed July 26, 1920. Serial No. 398,915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, l/VILLIAM F. CAVA NAGH, acitizen of the United States, residing in Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Slide-Lock Supports, of which the following is a speci lication. e y

My present invention relates to an improvement in counter cartons for receiving,

, shipping and displaying goods therein.

One object of my invention is tov provide a counter carton of the class described formed from a single blank and without the use or glued-up joints or connections.

Another object of my invention is to provide a counter carton ofthe class described provided with a rest or easel-back for supporting the carton in position for display of the contents. 1 V

A principal feature of my inventionis the employment of a double bottom, outer and inner, for the receptacle portion of the car- :ton, the outer bottom having a slidably movable portion arranged to provide the rest or easel-back, the cover of thecarton, when the rest or easel-back is in, operation, standing in a position for displaying printed or other matter contained thereon.

Another feature of my invention, is the employment or a double bottom, (outer and inner) double sides, (outer and inner) tensioning means for retaining the outer and inner sides and the ends in operable relation at one side of the receptacle portion of the carton, and lockingmeans for retaining the outer and inner sides and the ends in operable relation at the other side of the receptacle portion, the tensioning means, in ner bottom and one of the innersides being consecutively toldably connected and c0-op-- crating with the locking means for retaining the receptacle portion in operative assembled form.

These and other capabilities or the invention will be disclosed in the course of the description thereof.

In the accompanying drawings which form part of this specification, V

Figure 1 is a perspective viewof the carton in folded assembled form.

Fig. 2, is a cross-sectional view on the central transverse line of the carton with the rest or easel-back in operative position for supporting the carton. 7

Fig. 3, is a perspective viewof the carton, bottom up, and showing the rest or easelback in raised position, and the adjacent portion of the outer bottom from which the'rest or easel-back is cut out and with which it cooperates.

Fig. 4-, is a view on an enlarged scale, of the blank from which the carton is formed.

Fig. 5, is a view of the blank, on the same scale as Fig l, in partially folded form.

Similar letters or inumeralsrefer to simi lar parts throughout the several views. 7

Reference being had to Fig. 5, the carton, which preferably is formed from a single sheet of cardboard or other suitable material, consists of a rectangular main portion A. comprising an outer bottom portion 10, a free-hanging outer side-forming element or member 11', an outer side-forming element or member 12, a tension element or member 13, an inner bottom portion 14, an inner side-forming element or member 15, cover portion 16, and a flap element or member 17 for the cover portion.

: The main portion A is provided at its upper end with lateral extensions B and 0, these extensions comprising end-forming elements or members 18 and 19,'a free-hanging two-part inner side-forming element or member 2020, and tree-hanging lockingtabs 21 and 22.

The outer bottom portion 10 is in length the desired length of the carton or container and in width is the desired width thereof; the term length being used with reference to the longitudinal line of the outer bottom portion and not the longitudinal line of the main portion A.

The outer bottom 10 is foldably connected along its upper line to the free-hanging outer side-forming element or member 11, and along its lower line to the outer sidetorming element or member 12, and along its respective ends to the end-forming elements or members 18 and 19; r

The freehanging outer side-forming element or member 11 is in length the length of the outer bottom portion 10 and in width is the desired depth of the'carton or container.

The outer side-lforming element or member 12 is foldably connected along its lower line to the tensioning element or member 13 and in length andwidth is the same as the tree-hangingouter sidetorming element or member 11.

The tensioning element or member 18 is foldably connected along its lower side to the inner bottom 14, and the length and Width of inner bottom 14 are substantially the same as the outer side-forming element or member 12.

The inner bottom 14 is ttoldably connected along its lower line to the outer side-forming element or member 1: and in length and width is the same as the outer bottom 10.

.The inner side-forming element or member 15 is ioldably connected along its lower line .to the cover portion 16 and in length and width is the same as the outer side-forming element 11.

The cover portion 16 is toldably connected along its lower line to the flap element or member 17 and in length and Width is the same as the outer and inner bottoms 10 and 14.

The flap element or member 17 in length is the same as the cover portion 16 and in width is suitable for tucking into the receptacle portion of the carton.

The lateral extensions 21 and 22 in Width are the width of the outer side-forming element or member 11, and in length respectively comprise the locking tabs 21 and 22, the end-forming elements or members 18 and 19, and the free-hanging two-part innor side-forming element or member 20-20, and extend downwardly along each side of the main portion A from a point somewhat above the upper line of the outer side-torming eleixent or member 11 to a point slightly below the tensioning element or member 13.

The end-forming elements or nlembers 18 and 19 are each in length the width of the outer bottom portion 10, and in width are the same as the outer sidctorming member or element 11.

Each part of the free-hanging inner sideforming element or member 2020 is in width the same as the end-forming elements or members 18 and 19, and in length each is somewhat more than one-halt the length of the outer bottom 10, the intention being that the-length of each of the parts 2020' should be such as to render these parts capable oi being brought into overlapping relation to form when overlapped an inner side for the receptacle portion of the carton. The parts 20 20 are respectively foldably connected at their upper ends to the lower cues of the end-forming elements or members 18 and 19.

The lockingtabs 21 and 22 are respectively foldably connected at their ends to the end-forming elements or members 18 and 19, and are provided. at their upper ends with interlockable head-notches 23 and 24-. Each locking-tab is in length, exclusive of its head-notch, substantially one-halt the length of the outer side-'i orming element or member 11, and in Width is the same as the adjoining end-forming element or member.

The outer bottom portion 10 is .provided along its upper line with an easel-back element or member 25 cut therefrom, :t'oldably connected thereto and freehanging, and provided with a slide-lock extension 26, the element or member preferably being square and having sides each preferably substantially one-third the length of the outer bottom portion 10. The easel-back element or member-25 is toldable on its middle horizontal line 25. The slide-lock element or member 26 extends at each of its ends beyond the points of intersection therewith of the sides of the easel-back element or member 25, the ends 2727 of the slide-lock preferably being rounded or otherwise suitable for the purpose later described. An open space 28, 3, which in all respects conforms to the shape of the easel-back element or member 25 and slide-lock 26 is thus formed in the outer bottom portion 10, this space having in the sides thereof near the lower ends of the sides downwardly extending slits or cuts 29-29, Figs. 3 and 5, the purpose of which is later described.

To fold the car-ton or container into operativc assembled form, again referring to Fig. 5, and the carton lying before the operator as shown in Fig. 5, the free-lnm-ging outer side-forming element or member 11, and the end-forming elements or members 18 and 19 are folded upwardly to substantially vertical positions on the lines of connection to the outer bottom portion 10, and the locking tabs 21 and 22 are folded inwardly on the lines of connection to the end-forming elements or members 18 and 19, and interlocked outwardly or rea-rWa-rdly of the element or member 11 by means of the head-notches 23 and 2 1 thus locking the end-forming elen'ien-ts or members 18 and 10 and the free hanging outer side-forming element or mem ber 11 in operative folded relation at one side 01" the carton, the head-notches being interlocked inwardly relative to each other, as shown in Fig. 1 to protect the head notches. The parts o1 the -freehanging twopart inner side-forming element or member 20-20 are folded inwardly on the lines o't' connection to the end-forming elements or members 18 and 19 and into overlapping relation. The outer side-torn'iing element or member 1 is folded rugwardly along the line of connection to the outer bottom-portion 10 and parallel to and into contact with the two-part inner side-formingmember or element 2020; the tensioning element or member 13 is folded downwardly on the line of connection to the outer side-forming element or member 12 and carried over the outer side-forming and overlapping inner side-Forming elen'ients or members, and enran gaging at its ends the inner faces of the endforming elements or members 18 and 19, and retaining the two-part inner side-forming and the outer side-forming elements or members 20 20 and 12, and the end-forming members 18 and 19 in operative folded form at this side of the carton. The inner-bottom 14 is pressed down into contact with the outer bottom 10, and the inner side-forming element or'member 15 is folded upwardly on its line of connection to the inner bot tom 14 and brought into contact with the outer side-forming element or member 11, the receptacle portion of the carton or container thus being in complete operative folded form. The cover portion 16 is folded up wardly, on the line of connection to the in- 'ner side-forming element or member 15,

and drawn forwardly or towards the operator and over the receptacle portion, the flap portion 17 being inserted or tucked into the receptacle portion into engagement with the inner face of the tensioning element or memher 13, being held by the tension or flexi bility of the cover.

To form the easel-back or rest the portion 25 is folded upwardly on its central line 25, and the ends 27-27 of the Slide-lock 26 being turned slightly downward so that in withdrawing, due to the upward folding movement of the portion 25, from the conforming space or opening 28, Figs. 3 and 5, they will slide between the outer and'inner bottoms 10 and 14, these bottoms thus providing a slideway forthe ends 27 7.

The ends 27-27 are drawn further upwardly so that the lower edges of the ends are above the upper line of the slits or cuts 2929; the portions of the outer bottom' 10 ii'nmediately adjacent to the slits or cuts, below the slits or cuts, are bent slightly inwardly to provide stops or detents 3030, with which the ends 2727 by downward pressure on the easel portion 25 are brought into engagement, the weight of the carton or container retaining the slide-lock in this position and preventing collapse of the easel back when the carton or container is sup-' ported in display position thereby. To collapse the easel-back or rest 25 it is drawn upwardly on the fold 25' so that the ends 2727 are out of engagement with the slits -or' cuts 29-29 and the stops or detents 30-30 are bent upwardly to their former or normal position to avoid mterference with the sliding movement of the slide-lock The portion 25 is then ends 2727. pressed downwardlyon the fold 25, the

ends 27 7 of the slide-lock sliding between the outer and inner covers and again into conforming relation with the space or opening 28 in the outer bottom 10.

Referring to Fig. 4, which shows the blank from which the carton is formed, the dotted lines denote scoring and the solid lines within the confines of Fig. 4 denote cuts for folding the blankon the -lines there- The blank which is a single sheet of'cardboard or other suitable material, consists of a main portion A, oblong in shape and in, width the desired length of the carton or container, and extensions B and C which in width'are thedesired depth of the carton, I r

The main, portion A comprises theifree- 1% hanging outer side-forming section 11, the outer bottom section 10, the outerside forming section 12, the tensioning section 13, the inner bottom section 14, the inner side-forming section 15, the cover section 16-and the flap section 17, the lengths of all these sec tions being the same; the width of the outer bottom 10, inner bottom 14, and cover section 16 being the same; the width of the outer side-forming section 12, tensigoning section 13, and inner side-forming section 15 being the same and the same as the width of the side-forming section 11, and the width of the flap section 17 being suitable for tucking in purposes. I w

The lateral extensions B and C comprise the two-partfree hanging inner side-form- ,ing sections'20 and 20, the end-forming sections 18, and 19, and the locking-tab secloo p vention or'exceeding the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A container formed by folding comprising, a goods-receptacle portion having an inner bottom and an outer bottom, the outer bottom having a cut out portion, an easel-back normally positioned in the cut out portion of the outer bottom and connected at one of its ends to the outer bottom and positionable for providing a rest for the goods-receptacle portion in display position, the outer bottom being provided wlth stop means appurtenant to opposite edges of the outer bottom, said edges being formed by the cut out portion, and means at the free end of the easel-back slidable between said outer and inner bottoms and engageable with said meansarranged laterally relatifve tozopposite edges of the outer bottom, said edges being formed by the cut out portion, and means at the free end of the easel back slidable'between said outer and inner bottoms and engageable with said stop means for maintaining the easel-back in supporting position.

3. Aeontainer torn'ied by "folding C0111 prising, a goods-receptacle portion having an outer bottom and an inner bottom, an asel-back cut from said outer bottom and tol'dably connected at one of its ends thereto and foldably positionable for providing a IQSllriQI' the goods-receptacle portion in display position, the outer bottom beingprovided with slits in opposite edges thereof, said edges being formed by the cut-out por tion of the outer bottom, the easel back having ends extending beyond the side lines of the easel-bark slid-able between the outer and inner bottoms and migageable With said slits.

A. A container ,tormed by folding having a goods-receptacle portion comprising an outer bottom andan inner-bottom, tl 'e outer bottomlhaving an easehbaei;conneoted there:

to andbeing provided with .stop nieans, the easel-back being positionableas a supporting rest'on the under sideio'f the outervbottom and being provided with ,a slide-Joel; slid-able betweenthe outer end; inner bottoms and engageable with said step means of t-he outer bottom tor maintaining the easehback in supportingposition. I p

I A bl iqlie iil lltfiflQ fiQg and. cuts for forming a containeiqbyfolding the blanlron the scoring and ants, aid blank being of suit material and CGZIlPlflSlng an outer bottom section andan inner bottom section, the outer bottom .se'etione nprising an easel-back portion formed by parallel outs and a slide-loeleportion formed by .a cut extending transversely tothe parallel cuts and providing ends for the slide-lock slidable between the outer andjinner bottoms, the outer;bottom;having slits therein intersecting said parallel cuts for engagementbf saidends otthe slide-loclrtherewith.

i6. In a display box, an inner and an outer bottom panel an easel for supporting the bozei-n inclined position, out from the outer bottoinpz iel, but integral therewith atone end,transversely folded and the free end thereof being interlockedwith the edge portions of: the opening from Whi'ch it was cut.

XVILLIAMVF. CAVANAGH. 

